Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-09
LOCAL N K w s.
Brief Mention.

Card envelopes at Dorman's.
 Rents collected promptly at H. P. .Hoadfey's
 The Clock shop, which was shut down yes terday, starts up again this morning.
 The barber shops were closed at p. m. yesterday much to the discontinue of many patrons.
 Rev. Charles H. Caton will preach to- morrow in English Hall sermon appropriate to Easter.
 At the Meadow street Mission rooms there will be children's Easter service at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 J.F. Gaffey has arranged it so that pupils can enter his short hand school, day or eve- ming, at any time of year.
 Officer Carney, who has been i'll for the past few weeks, is much better and will re- sume duty in few days.
 The vested choir of the Church of the As- tension have been invited to sing on the eve- nirg of Easter Tuesday at St. Pauls church, Bridgeport.
 Gillette, the author of 'fHeld by the Ene- my" is on his way home from Europe where he placed ''Held by the Enemy" on the boards at London.
 The entertainment which was to have been given at St. James, church, Fair Haven, on the Wednesday after Easter has been post poned indefinitely.
 The office of tenebr@ was sung at St. Pa tricks R O church yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Nearly all the priests of the city were in attendance.
 All the trout streams within twenty miles of New Haven were being devotedly fshed yesterday for the 'speckled beauties" and with widely varying results.
 Amateur base ball hines were as plentiful yesterday as ward politicians at caucus. Every vacant lot was occupied by the youth ful aspirants to the ball and bat
 The Grand officers of Odd Fellows of the State will be entertained at Rippowan lodge of Stamford and by Harmony lodge of this city on the evening of April 18th.
 The gas and naptha lamps about the city are being painted under the supervision of the superintendent of lamps. There are ,500 lamps and it will take about month to dec crate them.
 A lecture room service was held at Woos- ter Place Baptist church yesterday afternoon The pastor spoke upon the theme, "Christ at Gethsemane." In the evening prayer meet ing was held.
 The Jewish Feast of Passover began yes- terday and will continue for a week. This morning at the Court street Synagogue the Rev. Dr. Kleeberg will deliver a sermon ap- propriate to the occasion.
 Charles H. Deal of Seymour, who lost both legs at Middletown last October by railroad accident, is now in this city having pair of artificial legs applied by MT. George B. Hogg- son, the artificial limb manufacturer.
 East Rock Park drives were alive with car riages yesterday. It was the first big turn out of teams at the Park this year. Many people "footed it'' up to the top of the Park yesterday and viewed the statue of Peace.
 At the Dwight Place church tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev. Dr. Twitchsll, will preach an Easter sermon and in the evening there will be an Easter praise service. Special efforts have been made to make both services interesting and helpful.
 In Peases bookstore window a handsome silver tankard is on exhibition, the gift ot Dorschet lodge No. 1. of New York, to Dorschet lodge No. 9 of New Haven. These societies had a very enjoyable fraternal gath ering and banquet at Diebels the other eve ming.
 The acme in fashionable hats is at Burgess & Burgess famous emporium, the firm being sole agents for New Haven and vicinity of the celebrated and unsurpassed Knox hats; and for the very elegant hats acknowledged to be leading styles in England, the renown- ed Tress & Co.'S. hats of London in the diff ferent varieties; also other valuable hats in the new spring styles.